3 files changed, 38 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/data.h b/tools/perf/util/data.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ffa0186e6000
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/perf/util/data.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#ifndef __PERF_DATA_H
+#define __PERF_DATA_H
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+enum perf_data_mode {
+	PERF_DATA_MODE_WRITE,
+	PERF_DATA_MODE_READ,
+};
+
+struct perf_data_file {
+	const char *path;
+	int fd;
+	bool is_pipe;
+	bool force;
+	enum perf_data_mode mode;
+};
+
+static inline bool perf_data_file__is_read(struct perf_data_file *file)
+{
+	return file->mode == PERF_DATA_MODE_READ;
+}
+
+static inline bool perf_data_file__is_write(struct perf_data_file *file)
+{
+	return file->mode == PERF_DATA_MODE_WRITE;
+}
+
+#endif /* __PERF_DATA_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index d4559ca08ca6..e3f63df1d57c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ static void perf_session__destroy_kernel_maps(struct perf_session *self)
 	machines__destroy_kernel_maps(&self->machines);
 }
 
-struct perf_session *perf_session__new(const char *filename, int mode,
-				       bool force, bool repipe,
-				       struct perf_tool *tool)
+struct perf_session *perf_session__new(struct perf_data_file *file,
+				       bool repipe, struct perf_tool *tool)
 {
 	struct perf_session *self;
+	const char *filename = file->path;
 	struct stat st;
 	size_t len;
 
@@ -134,11 +134,11 @@ struct perf_session *perf_session__new(const char *filename, int mode,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&self->ordered_samples.to_free);
 	machines__init(&self->machines);
 
-	if (mode == O_RDONLY) {
-		if (perf_session__open(self, force) < 0)
+	if (perf_data_file__is_read(file)) {
+		if (perf_session__open(self, file->force) < 0)
 			goto out_delete;
 		perf_session__set_id_hdr_size(self);
-	} else if (mode == O_WRONLY) {
+	} else if (perf_data_file__is_write(file)) {
 		/*
 		 * In O_RDONLY mode this will be performed when reading the
 		 * kernel MMAP event, in perf_event__process_mmap().
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.h b/tools/perf/util/session.h
index 04bf7373a7e5..f2f6251fd62c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "machine.h"
 #include "symbol.h"
 #include "thread.h"
+#include "data.h"
 #include <linux/rbtree.h>
 #include <linux/perf_event.h>
 
@@ -49,9 +50,8 @@ struct perf_session {
 
 struct perf_tool;
 
-struct perf_session *perf_session__new(const char *filename, int mode,
-				       bool force, bool repipe,
-				       struct perf_tool *tool);
+struct perf_session *perf_session__new(struct perf_data_file *file,
+				       bool repipe, struct perf_tool *tool);
 void perf_session__delete(struct perf_session *session);
 
 void perf_event_header__bswap(struct perf_event_header *self);